2026 College Sacks Taken Leaders

Times sacked.

The 2026 leaders: Byrum Brown (18), EJ Colson Jr. (16), Beau Pribula (15).

Sacks Taken

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 201 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	Sk
1	Byrum Brown	QB	AUB	158	176	18
2	EJ Colson Jr.	QB	UTEP	77	90	16
3	Beau Pribula	QB	UVA	118	130	15
4	Caden Pinnick	QB	WSU	142	155	14
5	Grady Brosterhous	QB	USU	116	130	14
6	Noah Fifita	QB	ARIZ	167	176	14
7	Tait Reynolds	QB	CLEM	127	140	14
8	Demond Williams Jr.	QB	WASH	163	174	13
9	Deuce Bailey	QB	CCU	155	161	13
10	Ryder Burton	QB	UAB	110	121	13
11	Taron Dickens	QB	NIU	120	131	13
12	Alessio Milivojevic	QB	MSU	129	137	12
13	Faizon Brandon	QB	TENN	101	113	12
14	Jackson Arnold	QB	UNLV	133	144	12
15	Jaden Craig	QB	TCU	157	166	12
16	Micah Alejado	QB	HAW	216	225	12
17	Ashton Daniels	QB	FSU	116	127	11
18	Kamario Taylor	QB	MSST	154	163	11
19	Mason McKenzie	QB	BC	139	148	11
20	Arch Manning	QB	TEX	116	124	10
21	Kadin Semonza	QB	TULN	93	102	10
22	Keelon Russell	QB	ALA	132	141	10
23	Kenny Minchey	QB	UK	142	149	10
24	Rodney Tisdale Jr.	QB	WKU	117	127	10
25	Ryan Huff	QB	ODU	48	57	10
26	Toa Fa'avae	QB	UNM	63	73	10
27	Alberto Mendoza	QB	GT	123	127	9
28	Brayden Roggow	QB	AKR	95	102	9
29	Gio Lopez	QB	WAKE	151	156	9
30	Quinn Henicle	QB	ODU	68	75	9
31	Ryan Browne	QB	PUR	156	163	9
32	AJ Surace	QB	RUTG	53	60	8
33	Caden Veltkamp	QB	FAU	174	177	8
34	Deshawn Purdie	QB	LIB	100	108	8
35	Julian Sayin	QB	OSU	142	143	8
36	Kalieb Osborne	QB	CONN	140	145	8
37	Lincoln Kienholz	QB	LOU	139	144	8
38	Luke Weaver	QB	SJSU	171	179	8
39	Marcel Reed	QB	TA&M	149	154	8
40	Nick Minicucci	QB	DEL	103	108	8
41	Aidan Chiles	QB	NU	89	95	7
42	Billy Edwards Jr.	QB	UNC	106	112	7
43	Blake Baker	QB	LT	36	39	7
44	Broc Lowry	QB	WMU	113	118	7
45	Bryce Underwood	QB	MICH	113	119	7
46	Davis Warren	QB	STAN	173	178	7
47	JC French IV	QB	CIN	123	130	7
48	Jayden Denegal	QB	SDSU	121	128	7
49	Julian Lewis	QB	COLO	95	101	7
50	KJ Jackson	QB	ARK	157	165	7
51	LaNorris Sellers	QB	SC	152	157	7
52	Landyn Locke	QB	SHSU	145	151	7
53	Marcus Stokes	QB	MEM	123	126	7
54	Michael Hawkins Jr.	QB	WVU	83	89	7
55	Sam Leavitt	QB	LSU	139	144	7
56	Skyler Locklear	QB	MOST	84	91	7
57	Steve Angeli	QB	SYR	103	110	7
58	Tyler Hughes	QB	WYO	112	117	7
59	Will Hammond	QB	TTU	142	147	7
60	Braden Atkinson	QB	ORST	196	200	6
61	CJ Bailey	QB	NCSU	150	156	6
62	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	QB	MRSH	133	138	6
63	Dante Moore	QB	ORE	99	105	6
64	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB	VT	177	182	6
65	Jackson Gutierrez	QB	NAVY	40	43	6
66	Jacurri Brown	QB	RICE	66	72	6
67	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	QB	CAL	164	167	6
68	John Mateer	QB	OU	109	111	6
69	Katin Houser	QB	ILL	155	160	6
70	Keldric Luster	QB	BALL	119	124	6
71	Kevin Jennings	QB	SMU	156	159	6
72	Landry Lyddy	QB	USM	62	67	6
73	Max Johnson	QB	GASO	186	187	6
74	Nathan Hayes	QB	NDSU	116	122	6
75	Nico Iamaleava	QB	UCLA	99	104	6
76	Rocco Becht	QB	PSU	134	136	6
77	Trey Owens	QB	ARST	133	138	6
78	Aaron Philo	QB	FLA	121	126	5
79	Aidan Armenta	QB	ULM	107	111	5
80	Ajani Sheppard	QB	TEM	72	76	5
81	Austin Carlisle	QB	ULM	53	57	5
82	Caden Creel	QB	JXST	126	127	5
83	Caleb Heavner	QB	M-OH	33	38	5
84	Camden Coleman	QB	JMU	128	130	5
85	Cibastian Broughton	QB	AKR	66	68	5
86	Cole Gonzales	QB	CLT	127	128	5
87	Cutter Boley	QB	ASU	127	129	5
88	Goose Crowder	QB	TROY	132	137	5
89	Gunner Stockton	QB	UGA	102	104	5
90	Jared Curtis	QB	VAN	98	101	5
91	Jason Wright	QB	BUF	98	103	5
92	Jayden Maiava	QB	USC	191	193	5
93	Jaylen Raynor	QB	ISU	119	123	5
94	Josh Hoover	QB	IU	107	110	5
95	Lunch Winfield	QB	UL	110	115	5
96	Maddux Madsen	QB	BOIS	132	134	5
97	Malik Washington	QB	MD	197	200	5
98	Mason Heintschel	QB	PITT	148	151	5
99	Matt Vezza	QB	OHIO	58	62	5
100	Noah Kim	QB	EMU	203	205	5

More 2026 College Quarterback Leaderboards

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